Manchester United abandons "restricted" summer transfer options, Rashford "will not accept salary cuts"

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford celebrates goals

Marcus Rashford is reportedly expected to leave Manchester United this summer, and club officials have accepted the idea of ​​a move abroad.

Rashford was excluded from the 12-man roster left Ruben Amorin coach. In February this year, he joined Aston Villa on loan. Under the 40-year-old new head coach, any new hope for Rashford seems to be shattered.

It is reported that Manchester United is willing to accept a permanent offer of around £40 million, but Villa has no option to buy it.

The 27-year-old was out of the game for three weeks after his loan period was interrupted by a hamstring injury, but before that, he had started 10 games, made seven substitutes, scored four goals and had six assists.

According to the Manchester Evening News, Rashford was “never so happy” at Villa Park Stadium, with the club taking on 75% of his weekly salary of £325,000. The report discussed Rashford's future in Old Trafford and revealed that he "stubbornly said he was not prepared to cut his salary this summer."

The huge salary is obviously a crux of the problem, and his refusal to cut salary "has only chosen a few potential suitors."

His existing contract with Manchester United will last until 2028, and any deal requires financial consideration or the intervention of a heavyweight in Europe.

It is reported that Rashford's goal is next season's Champions League, and he is not interested in joining the London club.

This only intensifies speculation: he might be on loan again like Sancho, or even a shocking move to Manchester City or Liverpool. This possibility is still small, but something even stranger has happened.

Barcelona remains a club favored by Rashford, although they currently have strong wingers such as Rafinia and Lamin Yamal.

Paris Saint-Germain had previously held talks with Rashford’s brother Dwayne Maynard in 2022 and is said to be building “a younger, less self-centered team” – a team that just reached the Champions League final without Killian Mbappe.

Meanwhile, United are ready for Rashford to return to preseason training in July, and unless someone backs off in the transfer market, the situation could develop into another protracted Sancho-style deadlock.

It seems that Rashford's era at Manchester United is about to end quietly.

The England international made 426 appearances for his childhood club, scoring 138 goals and 77 assists and winning six trophys including two FA Cups.